Posts by Shane Ryan

  • Rob Gronkowski

    About Last Night: Get Your Gronk On

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Rob Gronkowski caught two touchdown passes from Tom Brady as the Patriots beat the Chiefs 34-3 in Monday Night Football. Later that night, according to a group of angry, drunken Chiefs fans, he probably also caught mononucleosis […]

  • Will Barton, Andre Dawkins and Thomas Robinson

    Inspired by the Greatest Upset Ever: A Maui Invitational Preview

    In 1982, two days before Christmas, Ralph Sampson and the no. 1 Virginia Cavaliers found themselves in Honolulu facing a tiny NAIA Catholic school called Chaminade. Sampson was in the midst of his senior campaign, only months from earning his third straight Player of the Year award, and the Cavaliers were returning from Japan, where […]

  • College Football Recap: A Frenetic Week 12

    It’s Sunday night, and I literally just stopped hyperventilating from the frenetic action of Week 12. I’ve got a paper bag next to me just in case. This was the classic “forget everything you know” chaos-fest, with results that look and feel wrong up and down the scoreboard. When Oklahoma State lost Friday night, it […]

  • Tony Stewart

    About Last Weekend: Tony’s Cup Runneth Over

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Tony Stewart won his third Sprint Cup championship in a thrilling duel with Carl Edwards at Homestead-Miami Speedway, holding off Edwards to win the race. Afterward, things took an uncomfortable turn when Stewart was forced to […]

  • Tim Tebow

    About Last Night: What Would Tebow Do?

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Tim Tebow capped a game-winning drive with a 20-yard touchdown run to give the Broncos a 17-13 win over the Jets. It would be easy to overstate the significance of this event, but I do think it’s […]

  • Andrew Luck Should Not Win the Heisman (Then or Now)

    Before we get started, here are two criteria that should never determine the winner of the Heisman Trophy: 1. The player everyone thought was going to win the Heisman before the season began. 2. The player everyone thinks will be the best in the NFL. Or, in simpler terms: 1. Past 2. Future

  • Denard Robinson

    College Football Preview: Drama in the Big Ten?

    Let’s dive right into the scrum. The Big Ole Game! No. 16 Nebraska at no. 18 Michigan Here’s what happened the last time these two teams met:

  • Long Beach State

    About Last Night: Pitt Happens

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Casper Ware scored 28 points to help Long Beach State upset no. 9 Pittsburgh 86-76. To add insult to injury, the Long Beach players returned to Long Beach, while the Pittsburgh players had to stay in Pittsburgh.

  • Fantasy Fantasy Football: The Experts’ Week 10 Picks

    It’s time again for the most important weekly feature on the Internet: Fantasy Fantasy Football. Throughout the NFL season, we’ll be evaluating five fantasy football gurus as they tell us who to start and sit each week. Using a highly flawed method based loosely on mathematical principles, we’ll attempt to reveal the one true football […]

  • Manchester United

    Sports Book Hall of Fame: Among the Thugs, Bill Buford, 1990

    It began in a Welsh train station on a “misty, sleepy winter evening.” There, Bill Buford heard an announcement over the loudspeaker telling everyone to step back from the platform. Unusual, but not as unusual as the scene that followed: an approaching train full of Liverpool supporters, all singing a simple refrain — “Liverpool, la-la-la.” […]

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